Salisbury 79 Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 As the main Star Wars saga concludes, I came across this blast from the past (see photo which for some reason has rotated 90deg). This was very much in keeping with the cheeky Linn & Naim marketing at the time but timeless in its message nonetheless. The main difference for mine is that the Source these days starts at the mastering/file quality, pre the turntable / CD player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Salisbury 79 Posted January 1, 2020 Author Share Posted January 1, 2020 Correctly rotated - thanks John Doe! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wimbo Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 1 hour ago, Salisbury 79 said: The main difference for mine is that the Source these days starts at the mastering/file quality, pre the turntable / CD player. 100%. But then next most important stop is the Hardware source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salisbury 79 Posted January 1, 2020 Author Share Posted January 1, 2020 Agreed! I just checked over your list of equipment - looks eclectic and hopefully sounds good. I notice your5 Gale 401A's. I wonder how they stack up sonically these days. Actually appropo of your quote from Siegfried Linkwitz, we had a client many years ago who purchased the Gale 401C's simple on the basis of how they looked with the chrome ends. He also had a front door around 10ft wide and house to boot and probably not much listening discrimination:) Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JukKluk2 Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 There was, for a time, another turntable manufactured in Scotland (I believe) which was called, The Source. I remember reading a review in Hi-Fi Answers which rated it as superior to the then all conquering LP12. I wonder if they adopted the name after seeing the badge in the photo? Out of interest, has anyone ever heard a Source? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salisbury 79 Posted January 1, 2020 Author Share Posted January 1, 2020 Spot on! That badge/promotional motto was probably issued by Linn before the Source and it would not surprise me if the creator of the Source used that line as a cheeky way to get at Ivor when he named his new competitor product! Again that's a nice lot of gear you have and I am guessing that where you live cranking it up would not be a problem. Cheers and thanks for that thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cafe67 Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 http://thesourceturntable.blogspot.com 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiofeline Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 (edited) On 01/01/2020 at 5:09 PM, JukKluk2 said: There was, for a time, another turntable manufactured in Scotland (I believe) which was called, The Source. I remember reading a review in Hi-Fi Answers which rated it as superior to the then all conquering LP12. I wonder if they adopted the name after seeing the badge in the photo? Out of interest, has anyone ever heard a Source? I've heard a Source many times - I've owned one since the 1980's! A lovely turntable. With a heavy brass platter. I believe it's much better than Linn's, but haven't done a comparison. The above link is the best "source" of info on the Source/Odyssey turntable I'm aware of; thanks @cafe67 for posting it. Edited January 2, 2020 by audiofeline 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salisbury 79 Posted January 2, 2020 Author Share Posted January 2, 2020 I enjoyed reading the blog also @cafe67. Interesting memories from "Richard' who purchased an early version. Amazingly neither I nor my friend John who sold Hifi throughout all that period could remember this unit. Reading Richards memories, I personally would be on the same page as Mike Moore (the Source designer) in putting musical pleasure rather than accuracy as the main priority. However I think it's possible to get both or at least I am working towards that. I just posted a quick review of my experience with some loaned Rega rx-Five speakers that go a long way in my system towards integrating sheer musical pleasure with a lifelike sound stage and presence. For $3.5k speakers they have surprised me and I only hope the theoretically much better spendor D9.2's I have coming do as well or better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiofeline Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 (edited) I don't think many Source turntables made it into Australia. There was competition from Linn, Pink Triangle and other turntables at the time, and I don't think there was much room for The Source. From the blog I recall they were made by hand at the back of Mike's house, so they wouldn't have been a mass-produced item. Reflecting on the Linn badge in the first post, Linn may have been making a marketing dig at The Source/Odyssey, being a rival Scottish turntable. This is similar to my Source turntable - in black. It was also produced in a variety of woodgrains. Latter models had the option to use an external power supply, which was in a similar style black box. Edited January 2, 2020 by audiofeline 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salisbury 79 Posted January 2, 2020 Author Share Posted January 2, 2020 Yes there were a lot of alternatives including for a short while the Fons. This probably would not have satisfied an importers ideas of reliable supply but I wish I had heard it compared to my old Linn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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